| The Nugget | |
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| Directed by | Bill Bennett |
| Written by | Bill Bennett |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Danny Ruhlmann |
| Edited by | Henry Dangar |
| Music by | Nigel Westlake |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Roadshow |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$500,000 (approximate) |
The Nugget is a 2002 Australian comedy film about three friends who find the world's largest nugget of gold.
The story concerns a group of three road workers who stumble upon the world's biggest nugget of gold, and become instant millionaires — or so they think. The road workers are mates from way back, and each weekend they go out to an old goldmining site hoping to strike it rich. Each weekend they come back with nothing but a hangover. But then everything changes when they discover the world's biggest nugget — worth many millions of dollars.
The Nugget grossed $1,920,993 at the box office in Australia. [1]
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